Notice Information
Notice Title
SWE10562: Provision of Medical Assessment Services
Notice Description
As part of its statutory duty to investigate concerns about the fitness to practise of social workers, Social Work England may, where appropriate, require registrants to undergo a medical assessment, particularly in cases where concerns relate to a registrant's mental or physical health. As Social Work England does not possess the internal capacity to deliver these specialist services, it is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced Service Provider to work in partnership to deliver a high-quality and robust Medical Assessment Service. The appointed provider will be responsible for conducting comprehensive medical assessments and producing clear, quantifiable, evidence-based reports that determine whether a registrant's mental and/or physical health may be impaired to the extent that it could affect their fitness to practise. Experts may also be required, when necessary, to provide witness testimony in fitness to practise hearings.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05645a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032386-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
79111000 - Legal advisory services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
85100000 - Health services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 3 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 3 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Apr 2026 - 6 Apr 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-10-03
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOCIAL WORK ENGLAND
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHEFFIELD
- Postcode
- S3 8JY
- Post Town
- Sheffield
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE3 South Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE32 Sheffield
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLE32 Sheffield, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032386-2026
9th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010321-2026
5th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075727-2025
20th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042245-2025
23rd July 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
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